On April 8, the pain that savaged Kurt Cobain throughout his life forged the darkest of all possible endings. In Seattle, we join thousands of fans to celebrate his music and mourn our loss.

Seattle bid goodbye to Kurt Cobain on April 10 in true grunge-rock style, bursting the ranks of a quickly organized public vigil and leaping into the nearby international fountain, a giant, water-spouting structure some 50 yards wide and ten feet deep that flanks the Flag Pavilion. As the hastily er...